Read today’s Calendar bites for the agenda of this day’s family history events and historical celebrations.
You might also want to review our Calendar, Call for Papers, Contests, or other sections to see what is coming up.
Birthdays
- Walter Lanier ‘Red’ Barber, 1908. One of the first broadcasters inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Arcangelo Correli, 1653. Italian composer and violinist.
- Buster Crabbe, 1908. Clarence Lindon “Buster” Crabbe, Olympic gold medal swimmer from California in 1932, after which he played Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the movies.
- Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, 1781. French physician, author, and inventor of the stethoscope.
- Thomas Malthus, 1766. English demographer and author, known for population theories.
- Samuel Sidney McClure, 1857. Irish-American newspaper editor and publisher, founder of newspaper syndicate.
Celebrations
National PTA Founders’ Day, 1897.
Premiere Anniversary of “A Prairie Home Companion” live variety show.
Premier Anniversary of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, 1904.
Genealogy Events
IL – DuPage County Genealogical Society Meeting
ONT – Grimsby Historical Society Meeting, Ontario, Canada
IA – IGS Library Lunch & Learn: Online Tutorials
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